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患者

huànzhě
noun HSK 6 #4,322

Measure Word

一位患者 wèi

Meanings

  1. 1 patient (medical)
  2. 2 sufferer (of a disease)

Characters

患
huàn
to suffer from; to contract (illness)
者
zhě
person; one who
One who suffers from illness - a patient.

Examples

HSK 3
这家医院每天接待上百位患者。
Zhè jiā yīyuàn měitiān jiēdài shàngbǎi wèi huànzhě.
This hospital receives over a hundred patients every day.
HSK 6
医生耐心地听患者描述症状。
Yīshēng nàixīn de tīng huànzhě miáoshù zhèngzhuàng.
The doctor patiently listened to the patient describe the symptoms.
HSK 7-9
癌症患者需要特别的照顾。
Áizhèng huànzhě xūyào tèbié de zhàogù.
Cancer patients need special care.

Tips

usage
患者 (formal, medical context) vs 病人 (bìngrén, more general/casual). Use 患者 in medical or news contexts, 病人 in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

患 huàn
者 zhě